Devonleigh, in Peppermint Grove, previously a hospital, was used by Mental Health Services (MHS) to accommodate children with intellectual disabilities from 1979 until its closure in 1987.
Mental Health Services took control of Devonleigh Hospital in November 1979, and it is likely that the first residents moved into Devonleigh in 1980.
The former Devonleigh Maternity Hospital was used to accommodate up to 32 children who were transferred from Pyrton Training Centre. The on-site nurses quarters became an independence training home for 6 to 8 people, and the former matron’s quarters was used as a training day centre for adults.
In 1981 a visiting physician spoke about the impersonal nature of Devonleigh, where children’s clothes were stamped with MHS in large letters.
From
1979
To
1987
1979? - 1987
Devonleigh was a Home for children with intellectual disabilities situated at 9 Anstey Street, Peppermint Grove, Western Australia (Building Demolished)
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